Golden Marine Owens

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June 10, 2025

“Ways of Knowing” Episode 6: Sound Studies

Virtual assistants, such as Apple’s Siri, can perform a range of tasks or services for users — and a majority of them sound like white women. Golden Marie Owens, assistant professor of cinema and media studies at the University of Washington, says there is much to learn about a person from how they sound. The…

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